Pituitary Gland

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What is a secretory cell?

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What is the target organ of the pituitary gland?

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What is adrenaline? And how it works?

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Question 46
Fill in the blanks
(a) Cork cells possess ___ on their walls that makes it impervious to gases and water.
(b) ___ have tubular cells with perforated walls and are living in nature.
(c) Bone possesses a hard matrix composed of ___ and ___.

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Identify the gland in the picture and select the correct pair accordingly.

1. Dwarfism

2. Sterility

3. Gigantism

4. Goiter

Q. Deficiency of growth hormone in childhood leads to:

1. Gigantism
2. Acromegaly
3. Dwarfism
4. None of these

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Name the structure which controls the master gland.

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Malfunctioning of thyroid gland in infants causes _____. (cretinism /goitre /myxoedema)

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Choose the correct answer from each of the four options given below-

A gland that secretes both hormones and enzymes is the

1. Pituitary

2. Pancreas

3. Thyroid

4. Adrenal

Q. Identify the correct homophones to complete the given sentences:
(1) Her mother will _______ a dress for her.
(2) He will ______ the seeds of a cherry tree in the garden today.
(3) She was late for a show, _____ she left early.

1. (1) sew, (2) sow, (3) so
2. (1) so, (2) sew, (3) sow
3. (1) sow, (2) sew, (3) so
4. (1) sow, (2) so, (3) sew

Q. Which of the following hormones stimulates the production of milk?

1. LH
2. Prolactin
3. Oxytocin
4. Progesterone

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Which gland is called the master gland?

Q. Growth hormone is secreted by the gland.

1. thyroid
2. pituitary
3. adrenal

Q. Continued production of milk is maintained by

1. Prolactin
2. Relaxin
3. Progesterone
4. Estrogen

Q. Name the tissue forming the body wall

Q. Explain chemical co-ordination in humans and give the names and functions of some hormones.

Q. Identify the holocrine gland from the following.

1. Mammary glands
2. Pancreas
3. Sebaceous glands
4. Liver

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Which of the following hormones are released by the pituitary gland?

1. Both A and B

2. Either A or B

3. Luteinizing hormone

4. Follicle stimulating hormone

Q. The synaptic vesicles in the neuron contain

1. Ringworm, AIDS
2. Common Cold, AIDS
3. Dysentery, common cold
4. Typhoid, tuberculosis

Q. The recently reported protein angiotensin is produced by

1. Liver
2. Kidney
3. Pancreas
4. Placenta